GBR V GER ( SF 1 ) Hockey World League Semi-Final Valencia

GBR

1 - 0

GER

Match Review GBR - GER 1-0

SF1 GBR v GER Goal 1 for GBRPosted June 20, 2015

SF1 GBR v GER Save by Hinch (GBR)Posted June 20, 2015

Lily Owsley’s seventh minute goal was all that stood between Great Britain and Germany as GB earned their place at the Olympic Games in 2016 via a 1-0 win.

It was a fascinating game of cat and mouse with Great Britain taking the role of speedy counter-attackers and Germany the side with all the possession but less of the invention around the circle. As such, Lily Owsley scored from just such a counter-punch, a brilliant team move at pace that cut through the heart of the German defence.

Helen Richardson-Walsh picked out Sophie Bray who located Owsley who controlled the ball, a move that sent Kristina Reynolds too far across goal and the striker popped home for 1-0.

Nina Hasselmann almost got an instant riposte only to be denied by Maddie Hinch’s diving save. As Die Danas pushed on, though, they were more and more vulnerable at the back with Alex Danson and Bray wreaking havoc.

The latter embarked on a 70-metre run that ended with Danson chipping across the face of goal, ensuring the minimum margin remained into half-time. Eileen Hoffmann was denied by the width of the post with a behind the back deflection early in the second half while the Germans ran up a number of second half corners.

Great Britain, meanwhile, should have done better with a couple of counter-attacks. In particular, Bray was set through one-on-one with Reynolds but the keeper stood tall and saved. Several German corners were kept out in the closing stages, including two in the last two minutes, but Hinch was unbeatable for a fifth clean sheet in six games and Great Britain are off to the Olympic Games once again.

Goals

Team	Minute	Shirt #	Player	Action	Score
GBR	7	26	OWSLEY Lily	FG	1 - 0

Cards

Team	Minute	Shirt #	Player	Type
GER	23	3	KORTH Anissa	G
GBR	32	20	WEBB Hollie	G
GER	34	14	MÜLLER-WIELAND Janne	G
GER	52	3	KORTH Anissa	G
GBR	57	26	OWSLEY Lily	G

GBR

Minute	Shirt #	Name	Goals	Green
X	1	HINCH Maddie
Bench	2	MACKAY Kirsty
8	3	MAGUIRE Emily
X	4	UNSWORTH Laura
X	6	MACLEOD Hannah
6	7	TWIGG Georgie
5	8	RICHARDSON-WALSH Helen
6	9	TOWNSEND Susannah
X	10	GILBERT Susie
X	11	RICHARDSON-WALSH Kate
5	14	LEIGH Joie
X	15	DANSON Alex
X	18	ANSLEY Giselle
X	19	BRAY Sophie
X	20	WEBB Hollie		1
X	24	McCALLIN Shona
6	26	OWSLEY Lily	1	1
X	28	WHITE Nic
		Stand-In Manager	ROSENBLAT Benjamin
		Head Coach	KERRY Danny
		Assistant Coach	KEEGAN Craig
		Physiotherapist	BATCHELOR Emma
		Medical Doctor	LESTER Cath
		Team Manager	BROWN Karen
		Stand-In Manager	SMITH Michaela

GER

Minute	Shirt #	Name	Goals	Green
Bench	1	FRANK Yvonne
5	3	KORTH Anissa		2
X	4	LORENZ Nike
5	6	STEINDOR Luisa
X	8	SCHRÖDER Anne
X	9	HILLMANN Kristina
X	10	HASSELMANN Nina
5	12	STAPENHORST Charlotte
X	14	MÜLLER-WIELAND Janne		1
X	15	KRÜGER Hannah
X	17	TESCHKE Jana
X	18	ALTENBURG Lisa
X	21	HAUKE Franzisca
5	22	STÖCKEL Lea
X	23	MÄVERS Marie
5	30	HOFFMANN Eileen
5	31	HAASE Lydia
X	32	REYNOLDS Kristina
		Team Manager	WALTER Julia
		Head Coach	MÜLDERS Jamilon
		Stand-In Manager	HENNING André
		Assistant Coach	HÖPPNER Andreas
		Physiotherapist	SCHUMM Alexander
		Physiotherapist	BOIE Julia
		Medical Doctor	MANDRYKA Boris

DNP = Did not participate
S = Suspended
DSQ = Disqualified

Match Officials

Role	Official
Umpire 1	SEYMOUR Kylie
Umpire 2	HUDSON Kelly
Reserve Umpire	BENNETT Karen
Video Umpire	ROACH Lisa
Judge 1	ROSS Ginny
Judge 2	CORA-XAVIER Viviane
Technical Officer	RUTTEN Edna